ST 810A - Spring 2005
Preparation for Statistical Research

Course desription:

This course is meant to give students pursuing a Ph.D. in Statistics
an organized introduction to the necessary skills and knowledge for a
career in statistical research, starting with the first formal
research activity, the dissertation. Course topics and class format
(lecture, panel discussion, etc.) will vary from week to week, as
described in the syllabus below.

There will be NO CLASS on MARCH 22 and MARCH 29!!

Lecture handouts

1/25/05 and 2/1/05 -- "Introdution to LaTeX"
(pdf)
and the
LaTeX
source code to create the slides (and the
figure
in pdf format -- it can be converted to postscript using the "convert" utility;
type "man convert" on unity)

2/1/05 -- "Presentations using seminar.sty"
(pdf)
and the
LaTeX
source code to create the slides (and the additional
figure
in pdf format; see above)

3/1/05 -- "Academic publication: Journals and the journal
editorial process" (pdf),
the
LaTeX source code to create the slides using the Prosper package,
and handout on "Tips for publishing in statistical journals"
(pdf)